Finger ring



Nov. s, 19 8. I, ROSKIN 2,136,218

FINGER RING F iled March 18, 1937 I N V ENTO 2 451. Eas/mv BY E ZTTORNEYPatented Nov. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES FINGER RING Israel Ruskin, New York,N. Y.

' Application March 18,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to finger rings. More particularly, it relates tothe manufacture of the type of finger rings in which settings areprovided for the display of precious ornamental stones.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved method andmeans for manufacturing finger rings of the character described in whichthe various parts of the ring may be quickly assembled and which, at thesame time, shall accurately position the setting with respect to theannulus, which shall also be neat in appearance and highly efiicient forthe purposes intended.

Another object of my invention is to provide a setting for a ring of thecharacter described having means whereby it may be quickly andaccurately attached to the ring.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible embodiments of this invention Fig. 1 is a side elevation partsof which are shown in section, of an assembled ring annulus and settingembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the Fig. 1 form of ring;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the setting and the ringannulus in disassembled relationship; and

Fig. 5 is a central sectional view through a modified form of fingerring embodying my invention.

The method of manufacture of finger rings provided with settings for thedisplay of precious stones has heretofore been substantially as follows:A ring blank having an enlarged flattened area between the ends wasfirst stamped out of a single piece of a strip of metal, such as gold,silver, platinum, and the like, after which it was bent into an annularshape. The opposite sides of the flattened portion thereof were thenbent upwardly to provide a support for a separate setting. This settingthen had to be soldered or spot-welded to the support therefor. Due tothe nature of the usual design of this setting, and to 1937, Serial No.131,562

its relatively small size, it was necessary to temporarily hold it inproper position for soldering by encircling the setting and ring with athin wire, while the operator proceeded to weld or solder the setting tothe ring, after which the wire was removed. This method of manufacturewas found to be expensive, since much time was consumed in temporarilyattaching the setting to the ring, and subsequently, removing the woundwire therefrom. Also, it was found that difiiculty was experienced inproperly positioning the setting with respect to its support.

By my invention, I have provided a method and means of manufacturewhereby the above-described disadvantages have been overcome.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, there is disclosed a ring blank[I] which has already been bent into annular shape, as shown in Fig. 4,and in which the extending opposite sides I2 of the flattened portion IIhave been bent over to form a support for a setting M, of any suitabledesign and construction to receive and hold a precious stone or stones.These settings are relatively small in size and, therefore, diflicult tohold in the hand while soldering. I have therefore provided on oppositesides of the setting [4 a pair of downwardly extending curved lugs l5which may be ornamented on the outer surface thereof with any suitabledesign, such as for example, that shown in the drawings. The lugs I5 aredesigned to possess a certain amount of resilience so as to frictionallyengage opposite sides of the ring supporting portion 12, and snap intolocking engagement, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Therefore, according tomy invention, when it is desired to permanently attach the setting M tothe ring, it is merely necessary for the operator to quickly snap thesetting I4 in proper position on the portion l2, Where it will be heldwhile the operator proceeds to solder or weld the parts permanentlytogether. As previously described, the lugs l5 may be ornamented toprovide a neat and ornamental appearance for the entire ring assembly.

If desired, side settings 20 may also be provided on the flattenedportion II on each side of the setting l4. These may be soldered inposition in the customary manner.

In Fig. 5 I have shown my invention as applied to a ring 25 which hasbeen cast in a single piece and formed with a portion 26 adapted tosupport the setting l4 having the lugs l5 attached thereto. It isunderstood that the lugs I5 may be made integral with the setting M ormay be made of separate pieces of the same or different material.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a finger ring assembly, the combination of a ring annulus having asetting support and a setting member, said setting member comprising abody portion adapted to carry a gem and a pair of downwardly projectingfingers, said fingers being so constructed and arranged as to overlieand resiliently grasp the opposed outer surfaces of said support totemporarily hold the setting in proper position for ultimate permanentconnection.

2. In a finger ring assembly, the combination of a ring annulus having asetting support and a setting member, said setting member comprising abody portion adapted to carry a gem and a pair of downwardly projectingfingers, said fingers being so constructed and arranged as to overlieand resiliently grasp the opposed outer surfaces of said support totemporarily hold the setting in proper position for ultimate permanentconnection, said fingers being of arcuate shape and provided withornamentation, such ornamentation being visibly disposed and forming apart of the ring ornamentation.

3. In a finger ring assembly, the combination of a ring annulus having asetting support and a setting member, said setting member comprising abody portion adapted to carry a gem and a pair of downwardly projectingfingers, said fingers being so constructed and arranged as to overlieand resiliently grasp the opposed outer surfaces of said support totemporarily hold the setting in proper position for ultimate permanentconnection, said fingers being of arcuate shape and disposed on oppositesides of the gem in a direction transverse to the plane of the annulus.

4. In a finger ring assembly, the combination of a ring annulus having asetting support, said support comprising a pair of upwardly projectingears, said ears being symmetrically disposed. on opposite sides of theplane of said annulus, and a setting member, said setting membercomprising a body portion adapted to carry a gem and a pair ofdownwardly projecting fingers, said fingers being so constructed andarranged as to overlie and resiliently grasp said ears to temporarilyhold the setting in proper position for ultimate permanent soldering.

ISRAEL ROSKIN.

